Following the release of his long-awaited Prisoner Of Conscious LP earlier this year, Talib Kweli has fast-tracked the release of his next album, Gravitas, by offering it to fans directly via his website, and cutting out the “middleman”. The album is up for pre-order now at KweliClub.Com, with the following statement attached: When you pre [cont.]

New York rapper Talib Kweli shares his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s much talked about “King of NY” line on Big Sean’s “Control,” revealing that he’s actually quoting Kurupt on the track. He also reveals if Kendrick is on his radar for lyricism, and explains his Twitter response to the situation.

Talib Kweli has been very prolific on the scene over the last year, with seemingly a never ending supply of well written verses flooding the blogs via remixes, guest spots, and b-side tracks. With his long-awaited LP, Prisoner Of Conscious finally hitting this year, for this episode of Hellafine Fridays, I hit up Talib about [cont.]

Kweli got his late night fix on with two back-to-back performances with rivals Leno and Conan. Check out DJ Helay’s video edit of The Tonight Show performance with Nelly, then peep his performance with Pretty Lights on Conan.

“Prisoner Of Conscious is a record that’s really about where I am now, and what kind of songs I want to make, versus what kind of songs people want me to make…. It’s my job as an artist to continue to challenge myself, and then, challenge my audience,” Talib Kweli told HipHopSite.Com almost two years [cont.]

“I Don’t Give A Fuck 2.0” is the first record to be released from Peter Jackson’s mixtape Good Company. The Song features Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, Troy Ave, Skyzoo, & Billy Danze of MOP. Good Company is set to release this summer with features and production from some of the industry’s biggest stars. Peter Jackson [cont.]

Legendary Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli explains “white male privilege” in hip-hop, claiming that it has led to the success of Mac Miller, Macklemore, and Eminem. However, Talib explains how Eminem’s vision set him apart from other artists at the time.